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- proper noun astronomy The
brightest star in the constellationCanes Venatici ; Alpha (α) Canum Venaticorum (2.90m).
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Doctor, computer matches the blood to one of four worlds: Kavis Alpha, Kaelon II, Cor Caroli V, and Lysia.”
Doors Into Chaos Robert Greenberger 2001
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It is formed by connecting with lines the stars Cor Caroli, Denebola,
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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-- Boötes lies just west of the Crown, and east of Cor Caroli.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Arcturus, Cor Caroli, Denebola, and Spica form a figure about 50° in length, called the Diamond of Virgo.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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-- Cor Caroli, the bright star in this constellation, when on the meridian is about 17° south of ε Ursæ Majoris.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Boötes, and Cor Caroli, in Canes Venatici, which triangle is the upper half of the Diamond of Virgo.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Its nucleus, when brightest, was comparable to the star Cor Caroli, a narrow, perfectly straight ray proceeding from it to a distance of 10°.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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One-third the way along this line, you'll see Cor Caroli, Canes Venatici's brightest star.
Earth & Sky Podcast 2009
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A telescope reveals that Cor Caroli is a binary star - two stars orbiting a common center of mass.
Earth & Sky Podcast 2009
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